Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14

ing glum and i'll tempered. One day in
October, never dreaming that Mr.. Cam
pion was in any way associated with
Joshua's i'll temper, took him across the
fields tc show him Joshua's mill. 1t GER
tainly was the prettiest of all mills; not
one of the great towers which spread out
long arms, and seem rs if they are going
to catch you up in the air, and carry you
round and round till you fly off and are
killed-not ut all like one of them. but u
sweet and lovely water mill.
We found Joshua standing ut the door;
he was covered all over with flour, us be-
comes the sober, hard working miller,
looking as if his thoughts never ran on
anything more venturous than sacks Of
corn and the everlasting grunting Of his
waterwheel. When he saw US, however,
his face clouded over, and, instead of
coming to greet US, he retired within tho
mill.
ran to the door and called him out.
He came, scowling ut Will, who was
seated on O trunk Of tree.
Are you going to stay long in these
parts, young gentleman?" he asked.
There was something in his tone which
Will resented.
q Perhaps / shall" he said, shortly.
l,s = It depends, suppose" F" said Joshua,
Ton how long you like to dangle about
with young girl. We don't like London
ways in this part of the country"
Will flushed red.
''We will discuss this subject when tho
young lady is not present." he said.
~ shall be glad of an opportunity"
said Joshua, slowly. "Why, there, that's
spoke like man. Maybe I can get round
to Rousdon in the evening""
ought to have known, but did not
what this meant.
You see, 1t was fighting time If COM
mon men quarreled with each other OF
with gentlemen, they had it out ut once
with fists or quarter staff. Gentlemen
fought with pistols. Friends and seconds
saw fair play.
Will, in fact, was going to fight Joshua
Mech.
"What does he mean?" asked, pres
emily, when we had left our sulky Joshua,
and were walking in the meadow beside
the alder trees "What does he mean by
dangling with young girl? am the
young girl, SUPPOSE"
II suppose you are, Pleasance," lie re-
Piled ''Sit down on this stile and 1 will
lGll SOu HlhU iC liSuiiS'
sat on the upper bar of the stile, Will
on the second step, and he looked UP in
my face with those smiling, steadfast
eyes of his, which always went straight to
my heart.
"Joslua Mech MEANS" he began,
"that some men take n delight in stealing
away girls hearts, especially country
girls hearts, and then leaving them"
did not quite understand.
"Don't open your pretty blue eyes too
wide, Pleasance," he went OH; II will ex-
plain by an illustration. Now listen:
"Ever so long ago there was u young
girl about 1G years of age-your age
living in the country by the seaside, with
jolly old sailor and his two sons, just as
you have been living. She was q pretty
girl-as pretty-as pretty-as you. She
had the same blue eyes, the same sweet
face, the same ruby lips, the same smile,
and the same light brown curls, and I
think she wore the same sort Of straw hat"
"Oh, Mr.. Campion!" For all Of sud-
den found out-myself
''There was O man who lived not far
from her, q man who had mill. think
he was jealous, austere creature, but he
was in love with this girl"
What did he mean?
'Then there came from London q young
man who carried fiddle and played it.
He was quite commonplace young man,
who had no virtues except that he was
fond of his fiddle. He came into the coun-
try intending to be quite alone, to sail and
|. fish, aadannke music all to himself. He
found, instead of solitude, paradise,
peopled with one Eve.'
1t sounded very pretty, if I could only
understand it.
eThis young man found her society so
delightful that he stayed on. Presently he
began to feel Us if he did not care ever to
20 away again-unless-unle she would
60 away with him."
Then I understood that he had been
making up little story about himself and
me, and wondered what else ne meant.
I suppose looked bewildered.
"My dear, my dear, do you not under
stand me?" he caught both my hands and
pressed them to his lips. "Do you not
understand me? I want you to promise
to be my wife"
"Your wife, Mr.. Campion but you are
gentleman"
"Listen, little innocent; would you like
me to 60 away?"
fshook my head, and the tears came
into my eyes.
"Do you like being with me?''
eyes," I answered, quite frankly, be.
cause there was nothing to conceal; 81
like being with you very much"
"How should you feel if you knew that
you would never see me again?"
I shuddered.
II must 60 away, unless you bid me
stay You can only do that by promising
to marry me-"
''But what will Dan say?"
"Dan will agree. Say, am to stay?"
gave him one hand, but he took both.
'Stay, Mr.. Campion, if you please"